Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28
uuCAL1ACONICs.

The tobosgsn slide is the subject OF
anxious prayers these melting days.
Having an east front it holds hard
against the weather.
Superintendent Campbell opened the
lower hydrant on Third street this
afternoon and gave the Third street
main a cleaning out.
A series of revival meetings has been
going on in the Reformed church of this
city for several weeks, during which
many conversions have been made.
A postal card comes to us from d. Il.
Pratt, of Fort Randall, bearing the sug-
gestive signature, Dad" A girl baby
| came to bless Daniels home on the 18th
inst,
Andrews popular opera company
! opens tonight at Turner hall with the
| Mikado. Tomorrow afternoon the
| Chimes OF Normandy will be produced
| at q matinee.
The ladies Of Yankton are modestly
requested not to elevate their high
! honnets this evening at the Miksdo, as
| Ko Ko is nos a very large man and
every body wants to get a square look at
him.
A council OF Congregational ministers
is to assemble at Yanktou to enquire into
matters which have of late disturbed the
| Yankton church and to settle all diff
ference npon q christian basis. The
council will convene in the course of a
week or 80.
81. W. Pike has purchased, Of Geo. E.
Hawley, his timers outfit and has Sc
cured the services Of q first class timer.
On and after Feb. LIST. he will be pre-
pared to do all work IN that line with
neatness and dispatch. His business
headquarters will be on the corner OF
Broadway & Third street.
Our January thaw is taking away the
snow rapidly. This is q new institution
in Dakota, but is q fair sort OF q success
Usually Dur thaws last up TO about the
list of January and then winter sets in
The present winter, having come at Ut
wrong end to, may taper off into spring
mlldness ahead OF The regular season.
Judge Trip said to q Press and Da
kotaian representative o few days age
that Yankton was the most accessible,
point in his district. He was not con
versing about court removals at the
time, but was talking of his %continuoui
travels over the district and the Difficult
ties and delays encountered in going
from place to place.
At last nights temperance meeting
DR.. a. D. Wyard and Prof. J.. Il. Shas
we're among the speakers aud In the few
moments allotted each OF them mucl
wholesome advice to young men wa
rendered. Prof. Shaw's remarks concern
ing modern friendships were particular,
appropriate and were duly appreciates
by the large audience.
At o meeting of the board Of director
of the Yankton building loan association
; held last night, the same officers VIII
have served during the past year wer
re, elected, namely: j. a.. Teller, pres
dent; L. NJ. Purdy, vice president;R. "
Burns, secretary; w. n. Edmunds
treasurer. E. p. Wilcox, D.. N. Groi
and g.. X. Sccugal we're elected a CON
mittee on securities and II. Grebe, Ge
W. Roberts, and w. II. Munroe CON
mittee on finance.
Is A Yankton mother, yesterday, iH pa,
ing voluntary tribute to Yankton's PM
lilo schools, said her youngest daugh.e
) q student In the second grammar schoe
was as far advanced and as thorough
mathematics as she Che mother) W
whsn in the high school OF an caste,